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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

PARIS, June "a carrier pigeon bearing
a note written in the German language was
found at Paris Wednesday and the circum
stance caused considerable excitement it is
suspected that the bird was released at some
point near Tours in expectation that it would
cross the German border, and the pigeon and
the note will become subjects of military in
vestigation.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

WASHINGTON CITY, June 9-The navy
department has ordered a court of inquiry to
ascertain the circumstances of the death of
Lieut. Clarke on board the T. s. S. Iroquois.
The department is perfectly satisfied that
Lieut.. Clarke died by his own hand, but the
court is ordered because the unfortunate
mans father persists in the belief that his son
was murdered, claiming that he saw the muir
der in a dream
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 9,-F. Hoyt, pres
ident of the Franz Brewing company who is
chief bondsman for John Arensdorf, filed
Tuesday an application in the district court
for the release of certain real estate from the
liep Of tie bond. The bond places a lien of
over $4,000 on Hoyts property and is a
great Inconvenience in the prevailing activ-
ity real estate
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
Base Ban Field Notes.

CHICAGO, June a-League base bah clubs
scored as follows Wednesday: At Indianap-
oils indianapolis 5, Chicago S; at Washing
ton-W Washington 9, Boston 2; at Philadel-
phia- Philadelphia A, New York I.
Association playing: At Baltimore -Balti-
more 13, Louisville 8; at Brooklyn Brook
lyn II, Cleveland 5; at Staten Island Metro
politan /, St Louis Z; at Philadelphia
tmorning) Athletic s, Cincinnati 9; latter
noon Athletic 5, Cincinnati l.
Northwestern league: At LaCrosse-La-
Crosse 2, Milwaukee 4; at Eau Claire-Eau
Claire 5, ST. Paul u: at Duluth-Duluth 6,
Minneapolis 2; at Oshkosh-Oshkosh4 4, Des
Moines
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

CHICAGO, Juns 9--DuIing the session
Wednesday OF the Medical association coz
vention Dir. j. S. Lynch, of Baltimore, read
a paper on General Practice in which he
repudiated the Bcrgeon method of treating
consumption, declaring that il was of no
value except to the char.atans who made
money out of it. The convention loudly APP
plauded the sentiment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, June 9.-The pro-
gramme for the celebration of the Fourth of
July in this place gives great prominence TO
the muscular feature Among the events al
ready on the list is a small glove contest be-
tween Charley Mitchell, the well known Eng
iish heavy weight, and Jake kilrain, of Bos-
ton. The fight will he to finish for stake
of 81 900 side A sham battle, with ,0n
soldiers in line, band tournament, balloon
ascensions and horse-racing are features Of
the programme
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

New York, June AT Jerome Park
race course Wednesday the stakes were won
as follows: Magnetizer, = mule, 0:50}4
Salisbury, q mile, LII; Richmond, l mile,
1:44la Stonebuck, 3-i6 miles, 2:05l4, Chloe
taw, % mile, 1;02l4; Shamrock, steeplechase,
full course, 4:2S1s.
ST LOUIS, June 9-The track was slow
again Wednesday. Mamie Hay won the
mile in :47s4, Volante the 4 miles in 2:ls,
Biddy Bowling the l l-l6 miles in i:634
Mirth the q mile in 1:19l4, Fosteral the Ia
miles in 2.15
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

BERLIN. June "a terrible explosion of fire
damp occurred Wednesday in a coal pit at Gel
sen kirchen, in Westphaa. The bodies of forty
one unfortunate golfers, who lost their lives by
the explosion, have already been recovered, and
between twelve and twenty more are believed to
have persisted in the mine. Rescuing parties are
now searching for the remainder of the en-
tombed victims. A miners car.lcssness is said to
have caused the disaster.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
Parnen's Great Achievem ent.

LONDON, June members of both sides
of the house seemed greatly pleased by Mr.
Parnell's course in Tuesday nights debate on
the crimes bill 1t is said 10y the leaders that
with tactious opposition removed the final
vote on the measure should he reached by
july LIST. IaInelrs friends declare that he
will adhere closely TO the Gladstoniau policy
of resistance, but no filihustering
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

An English lord was sent btine last
week at the. expense of certain Interested
New Ycrkers.
urfdat59 falo sats ait fAshiefahle fof
morning *ssf with jackets 10 ssntshi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
silver Bullion Certificates.

NEW YORK, June 9.-The stock exchange
has listed the new silver bullion certificates
prepared by the Western National bank,
which it is expected will make New York III
stead of London prices the standard quota
tiope Of silver
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
The Chicago Doodle Case.

CHICAGO, June 9-Much to the surprise
of everybody the prosecution in the Doodle
case rested their testimony Wednesday, The
defense thought there were many more wit
nesses to be examined and were not ready to
proceed, so the judge adjourned court until
ThursJay
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
Ten Eyek and nubear win Row.

WORCESTER, Mass, June 9.-Ten Eyek
and Bubear have signed for three mile row
on Lake Quinsigamond, June 80, for 500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

HoUaHToN, Mich, June 9-Lightning
struck the Quincy Rock house and Drum
house Wednesday morning, and they were
both destroyed by fire, causing loss of
Gil ono
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

WASHINGTON CITY, June 9.-Mr. Jay
Gould, his wife and three children, are in the
city They arrived on the steam yacht Alta
lanta, Tuesday evening There is nothing
The r,trttsr With Nj laatld's hsslth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

BoSToN, June 9-Collector Satonstall
fined the Cepbalonia, of the Cunard line,
$l,VJ0 Wednesday for landing at this port
Seneuted and penDiless Irish woman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

CRY MARsHAL's OFFICE, RoCE ISLAND,
ILL, June s, 16S7.-Notice is hereby
given to owners of dogs to register and
pay theft taxes now due. The checks
tef iseT ats ts-as. Jn.s bsr~aAr.
City Marshal,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

CINCINNATI, June 9-Thc miners con-
vention elected w. T. Lewis, of Shawnee,
Ohio district master workman, and selected
representatives to the general assembly
Knights of Labor, at Minneapolis in October
next
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09
Money for the Pope,s jubilee.

ROME, June a-Thus far 100000 have
been received at the vatican as offerings in
honor of the pope's jubilee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

Stes, hseds ard buckles continue il
frsefi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-06-09

A statue of Mirabeau. by Granet, is to
be dedicated on June % at Bignon- Mir
abeau, Loiret, France
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12

The custom of dancing for sweet
charity's sake bids far to be fixed one
in Omaha as it has been for many seasons
in other large cities. There are good
reasons why it should be so. Hundreds
of men and women will gladly contrl-
butte literally to the success of an enter
tainment from which they are to obtain
personal qualification when they would
draw their purse strings closely at the
sight of commonplace subscription
paper An indirect tax is cheerfully
borne where a direct tax is denounced
as oppressive. This is the verdict of
all experience and 1T applies to
aims giving as well as to governmental
revenue. The best answer to all the OBJ
iections against charity balls is found in
the fact that such method of collecting
funds for Distribution among the poor
gives the largest financial results with the
least expenditure of honest endeavor. 1t
is the most practicable means of attain
ing the end At the same time it places
a large amount of money in circulation
among retailers at the dullest season of
the year. Dry goods merchants, mil
liners, shoe dealers, livery stable
keepers, florists and glovers all
reap the benefit, while the poor
lose nothing by the double expenditure
for tickets and trinkets
The third annual charity ball which is
to take place at the exposition building
on Friday should be the most successful
Of the series. All indications support
the belief that it will be so. No detail is
beng spared by the committee winch has
the affair IN charge to surpass all pre-
yious entertainments of the kind so far
rs the comfort of the guests is concerned.
II only remains now for the public to re-
spond literally and generously ~ their
subscriptions.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12

Adouble breasted wall of agony is
rising from the printing sharks of the
combined job Offices over the breaking of
the pool which had for its object the rob-
bing of tho state treasury by exorbitant
charges for printing the legislative
records. The contract for the senate
files and the house bills has been let out
side of the ring at figures which will save
the taxpayers $1,000 of their good
money. Some weeks ago the ''ringsters'
own" at Lincoln put in bid for the
work at SO cents a quire, or Sl1 ,459 for
the entire amount of work. This bid was
so manifestly swindle that
the board promptly rejected it. Compare
son proved that the work two years ago
was done at a profit, when the bid was
less than half the amount, and in
vestigation showed that a combination
had been made among three or four
prominent job Offices TO divide the state
printing at their own figures. Secretary
ROggcn rose to the occasion and
the board promptly put its veto on the
job. New bids were called tor with the
result of crowding out the ringsters and
securing for the state the same work for
half the money. There is no reason
why the state of Nebraska should
pay n cent more for its printing
than would be paid by a good business
man for the same class of work run off
on the same quality of paper. The gang
of harples, headed by the Lincoln Jour
nal, which has fed and fattencd from
iphc iphbnry and railroad pop oynr sin rp
it began its career, should be taught o
lesson by their latest disagreeable expert
cnce. In the long run an honest nimble
siXpencc is worth several dishonesty
earned dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12

trades continues very strong. An i'm
mense amount of material of all kinds
has been already contracted for by the
larger consumers, and only the strong
upward tendency ofprices and the reluct-
ance OF makers and sellers to further en-.
gage capacity except at sharp advance
in quotations prevent the booking of nu-
merous additional orders in all branches
of the trade. In steel rails especially
large percentage of the probable output,
at least 100000 tons, has been sold for
this years delivery, but the bulk of this
business was taken at between S34 and
$50 per ton, and quotations now range at
from S37 to $40, according to the relation
of the mills to the market-the higher
rates being quoted by manufacturers who
are so heavily sold ahead that they are
not in position to fill orders for conve-
nient periods of delivery.
The grain markets have lacked the
strong foreign support that was the basis
of strength during and prior to the holi.
days, and although the interior move.
ment of wheat has not been large it has
run little ahead of that of the previous
week, and there has been q liberal country
movement of corn. These features of
the situation have dampened the ardor
of speculation, and the bears have
taken advantage of their opportunity
to depress prices. In this undertake
ing they have had the aid of more
liberal selling by parties who had "gone
long of wheat at lower prices, and who
4 1 II
tive dullness as fitting time to realize
profits. Prices have consequently de-
clined to Il cents per bushcl in wheat
and to 1 cent per bushel in corn,
There is not much shipping demand for
corn, and new business in wheat is COM
paratively small, but clearances OF the
latter are liberal, and, from the amount
OF business previously reported under
contract, are likely to continue large for
weeks to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12

A CORRESPONDENT at Chadron writes
to know what has become of the house
bill making appropriations for our from
tier forts. The bill passed by the house
making appropriation for rebuilding
Fort Robinson and completing Fort ID.
A. Russell was referred to the senate mil
ltary committee, and by it placed in the
hands of Senator Henderson. 1t was re-
ported by Senator Manderson back to
the senate with the appropriation cut in
half in the case of the Nebraska post,
and sent back to the house for confer
encc, where 1t passed Yesterday. The es-
Inmates of the department of the Platte
for rebuilding Fort Robinson amounted
to $s5, 5000, in addition to $4,000 recently
appropriated. The bill rs scaled down
by the Nebraska senator appropriates
$55000, or little more than half the
amount required.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12
STATE JOTTINGS.

Rising City shipped 9C9 cars of produce
last year.
Henry Mason. a Craig bricklayer, hur-
ried hence by taking dose of chloral.
A rabid dog in Nebraska CITY Is run
ming wild and biting cattle, hogs and
mules.
A warm wave is a dead certainty in
this vicinity. The Dakota legislature has
assembled.
The heirs of Samuel Stewart in Platts-
mouth have sued the Is. d NJ. company
for 500 damages for causing his death
while switching in the yards.
The harvest of hymen in Plattsmouth
popular month with Il record of twenty
four, while the mercury of love in Sep
tembor registered only six.
The husband of the brainy Mrs. Colby,
of Gage, says the Fremont Tribune, fired
ten bills into the senate at one shot, and
that body Immediately adjourned for
three days to recover from the shock"
A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested
and thrown INTO jail for three straight
months for putting the balmy winters OF
bygone years in Nebraska. AS speci-
men of surc-footcd justice it cannot be
emulatcd too soon throughout the state.
Clyde Wycoff, of Burnett, is recovering
from an attack of what the doctors call
smokers paralysis, :" Clyde is credited
with smoking an average of seventylvc
cigars week with pipe between times,
and 1t is probable that old nicotine left
his mark when he attempted to swear off.
The Lincoln Courier cores out this
week in new suit of fashionable brewer,
with pink trimmings. The Courier is the
mirror of social life ut the capital and
with the aid of New York artists sue
ceeds in reproducing the freaks and
foiblcs of femininity ut home and abroad.
The lay of the advertiser tanks the pro-
duction of professional pens and
banisbes the dyspeptic symptoms ofthe
cashier.
The fury of a mob left fatal imprint
on an unfortunate named Henry Pohrer
at Stockyille on Friday last. Pohrer had
become obnoxious to the mob because
he was prominent witness in n contest
case, and also because it was charged
that he had attempted to outrage q
woman living near the farm The mob
dragged Pohrer from hIs residence to the
nearest tree, but with rope about his
neck and strong arms ready to string
him up, he continued to protest his
innocence of the alleged rape. A con
sultation was held and the mob, in the
absence of positive evidence, decided not
to hang him. Pohrer, after beng horrl-
bly, maltreated, was left under the tree
in dying condition. A doctor pro-
nounces his recovery hopeless.
Mr.. j. X. Stableton, principal of the
Nebraska Central college at Central City,
writes to say that "One issue of your
paper last week had slanderous article
stating that the faculty of the Nebraska
Central college were quarreling among
themselves, etc. AS this is false, l. as a
member OF that faculty, want the name
of the author of that article" Mr.. sta
beton is refreshingly modest in his de-
mands and assertions. The item referred
to evidently demolished the cold wave in
the neighborhod of his collar and per-
petrated an optical illusion. 1t did not
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12
"A BushwfaCkinC Hirelinr,

Senator Mandcrson's private secretary,
one Ham, has been for some time busily
engaged in filling the columns of the
state press with abuse of the senior SEN
ator for the sole object of influencing the
senatorial election at Lincoln, and assist.
ing IN encompassng the defeat of Gen
eral Van Wyck. Ever since Mr..
Henderson took fourth-rate scrib-
bier into his committee room as
clerk the capitol has been used as the
shelter for this anonymous assallant
of General Van Wyck. The special dis
patches of the Lincoln Journal, which
have been absurd in their malicious false
hoods and misrepresentation, have
emanated directly from Mr.. Manderson's
representative and spokesman, and are
as directly chargeable to the senator's
inspiration rs if they came from his own
pen.
Mr.. Mandcrson may be shrcwd enough
to see future political capital through this
style of newspaper bushwhacking. If he
can he has more foresight than his best
friends give him credit for. But how
ever much he may expect to build him
self up In certain quarters by
this sneaking method of warfare, it is
doubtful whether honorable men gener-
ally will agree with him. Certainly po-
litical usage will not sustain such
course. We question very much if an
other instance can be named In the coun-
try where United States senator would
retain a day in his employ a private Sec
retary or clerk whom he knew was per-
sistently assailing behind the mask of an
anonymous correspondence his SELL
atorial colleague. Mr. Manderson is said
to be great stickier for senatorial GUS
toms and the comfy of the senate. A
comfy which strains al the gnats of
minor points of etiquette and prcrogatlve
and swallows the camel of such gross
abuse of ordinary civility between gentle
men cannot be clearly perceptible unless
viewed through the glasses of personal
prejadice and factional bias.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12
Equalization.

fremont fhlutu.
The new governor doubts the propriety
of the state officers acting as board of
equalization, as does everybody else, and
suggests that it would be more practical to
constitute the board of one from each county
(the chairman of the county board) and
one from the state at large, who shall meet
once year at Lincoln for that purpose.
He also proposes that all taxable property
be appraised and assessed at its full actual
value and that the levy then be made on
one-third or one-fourth of its appraised
value. Then every man should be sworn to
return all that he owns, and the assessor be
made to swear that he has sworn them all.
Then send them to the penitentiary when
they commit perjury, and conliscate enough
of their property to pay for sending them
there, and we may have little more justice
in the collection of taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12
THE POLICE ALARM.
An Important Question Decided 10y

An Important Question Decided by
the Council. "---5
Last night the city council decided the
question of adopting n police alarm for
Omaha. representative of the system
now invogue in Chicago is in the city, and
HIS system has been adopted. The street
box in this system consists of little eight
sided house erected around lamp-post
and containing within n common tele-
phone and the police alarm apparatus with
wires reaching to the police station. In
the Chicago boxes the dial of the police
alarm machine has marked upon its face
at different parts of the arc "police,"
wagon fire" burglar riot"
drunk" CORPSE" etc. there be
ing fifteen or twenty calls. Tho
officer turns the hand around
until it has position on the index point
ing to the word he wants to announce
and pulls down a small lever which sets
machine buzzing in the police station,
and tells the desk sergeant just what is
wanted as well rs the corner from which
the alarm is sent IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12

The first ten days in the year are
always marked by seasonable slackness
in most lines of distribution. 1t is too
early for any widespread renewal of ac-
tiyity in the distributing markets, but
matters are shaping for an early improve
ment in many departments, and the sur
roundings of the general business siiua-
ton are favorable for good spring
trade The failures during the past week
throughout the United States and Can
ada aggregated 299, against 273 for the
week preceding
Low and medium grades of wool have
been in decidedly better demand, and a
better feeling characte rizes the entire
wool trade, The Improvement is due in
part to trade cables announcing a re-
yival of activity and increasing strength
in continental markets. Wooden goods
are moving fairly in completion of back
orders for spring weights, but the season
for the general line of fall clothing wool
ems has not yet fairly opened, and business,
as rule, continues quiet. Indications
point to a good volume of trade, but at
little if any advance, IN prices as COM
pared with the figures current year
ago. The position of the iron and steel
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-12
CURRENT TOPICS.

Isaac Murphy, Lucky Baldwin's jockey is
worth $4,000.
AS many as 27,000.00O persons used the
great Brooklyn bridge in 1856.
Pierre Lorllard's toboggan slide at Tuxedo
is exactly one mile long and the descent is
frequently made in Just one minute of time.
The Sandwich Islands have furnished
seyenty-One subscribers for General Grants
book. The subscribers on the Pacific coast
number 2O,3S9.
1t is said that James Brown Potter has be-
come suddenly rich by the rise in coffee. He
is reported to have made $4,000 on one day
and $4,000 the day following.
Mrs. George Sage of Harlan, Ia, is reported
to have travelled 1900 miles in pursuit of
her husband, who last fall ran Off with the
hired girl.
Mrs. Nancy German, who is ninety-one
years old, at recent Baptist church festival
in New Haven sang song of her child
hood in most agreeable and yiyacious man
ner. 20
The widely circulated item to the effect
that Mark Twain is worth 81, 5)O,00O is not
true. Mr.. Clemens is a wealthy man, but
his fortune does not nearly reach that figure.
Stephen Bryant d negro aged l23
years, died recently at Beauford,
S. c. His only claim to distinction,
aside from his great age, was the fact
that he had never served as body servant to
George Washington, though he had once
waited at table where the father of his coun-
try feasted. 80
Ubeziah Slayton, of Fayette county, Ga, is
the father of so many children that he can
not remember their names. He has been
married twice and had eighteen children by
one wife and twelve by the other. lie had
five sons in one company of a Georgia regi-
ment during the war.
When Jay Gould scribbled off check for
Sl,500,00O to pay Tom Allen for the Iron
Mountain road, it was thought to be the larg
est individual check ever written. Gould
wrote it on sheet OF note paper. John b.
Alley once dashed of a check for $500, 900
and gave it to Senator Dorsey for half in
terest in the senator's cattle ranch There
are several United States government
checks for cent to square up accoun IS, in
existence.
The man who framed the original legal
tender act is still living. His name is 4. G.
Spaulding of Buffalo. lie is nearly eighty
years of age. AT the breaking out of the
war he was a leading member of the lower
house of congress. His famous bill, known
as the legal tender act. was slightly altered
before its introduction by Secretary Chase
and MI. Lincoln. The original bill Is now